Prediction of functional decline in older hospitalized patients: A comparative multicenter study of three screening tools

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 421-426

  Deschodt, Mieke ^a,b   Wellens, Nathalie I H ^a   Braes, Tom ^a,b   De Vuyst, Annelies ^a,c   Boonen, Steven ^b   Flamaing, Johan ^b   Moons, Philip ^a   Milisen, Koen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Jessa Hospital Hasselt   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ADL; Aged; Geriatrics; Inpatients; Predictive value of tests

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IDENTIFICATION OF SENIORS AT RISK; KATZ INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIAGE RISK SCREENING TOOL; VARIABLE INDICATIVE FOR PLACEMENT RISK;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 84861965603     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325237     Document Type: Article

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